Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Presiding: Vice Mayor Jim Rogers · Called to order: 7:02 p.m. · 1 items · 13 votes · 18 public comments

What happened

  • Rejected moving Councilmember Thurmond from Rules Committee to Finance Committee 5-3 (Bates, Griffin, Rogers, McLaughlin, Viramontes dissenting).
  • Approved 11 routine items including $550,000 annual PG&E payments and rezoning for 208 townhomes.

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Attendance

Jim Rogers(Present)
Tony Thurmond(Present)
Nat Bates(Present)
Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Irma Anderson(Absent)
Tom Butt(Present)
Maria Viramontes(Present)
John Marquez(Present)
Richard Griffin(Present)
1 substantive items · 11 consent

Appointments(1 item)

Move Councilmember Thurmond from Rules Committee to Finance Committee

Police & Community Safety

In Plain English

Councilmember Thurmond currently serves on the Rules and Procedures Committee. The council will remove him from that committee and instead assign him to the Finance Committee. He will also become the official liaison between the city council and the Youth Commission.

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Votes

Allow persons who arrived late to speak under Open Forum

Moved by: Councilmember MarquezSeconded by: Councilmember Thurmond
Failed

3 to 0

McLaughlinNay
ButtAye
ThurmondAye
BatesNay
Jim RogersNay
ViramontesNay
MarquezAye
GriffinNay

Adopt Resolution No. 155-05

Moved by: Councilmember ViramontesSeconded by: Councilmember Griffin
Passed

Approve the Mayor's recommendations for appointments

Moved by: Councilmember MarquezSeconded by: Councilmember Viramontes
Passed

Approve the policy and process, with an amendment to change the exemption for copies from $1 to $2

Moved by: Councilmember BatesSeconded by: Councilmember Marquez
Passed

Approve the policy with the condition that upon the next review, the City Manager should provide staff's travel policy and provide a comparison

Moved by: Councilmember ButtSeconded by: Councilmember Viramontes
Passed

Approve the recommendation that all Councilmembers will make all agenda requests through the City Manager's Office

Moved by: Councilmember GriffinSeconded by: Councilmember McLaughlin
Passed

Approve placing Referrals to staff as a separate item on the agenda

Moved by: Councilmember McLaughlinSeconded by: Councilmember Viramontes
Passed

Stop any investigation underway regarding Harbour Way and to continue the investigation of the Marina Way alternative for an overpass or underpass

Moved by: Councilmember BatesSeconded by: Councilmember Marquez
Failed

3 to 0

McLaughlinNay
ButtNay
ThurmondNay
BatesAye
Jim RogersAye
ViramontesNay
MarquezAye
GriffinNay

(1) convene a special strategy planning session to develop long-term and short-term solutions to address violence and crime in the City of Richmond, (2) the Council will be responsible for developing the agenda for the session, and, (3) direct the City Manager to provide a financial report on the Richmond Rises above the Violence conference, including source of funds

Moved by: Councilmember ThurmondSeconded by: Councilmember Viramontes
Passed

Approve the proposal to replace the Councilmembers' Code of Conduct with the City of Richmond's Code of Ethics

Moved by: Councilmember GriffinSeconded by: Councilmember Viramontes
Passed

Approve the recommendation to rescind Councilmember Thurmond's appointment to the Rules and Procedures Committee and appoint Councilmember Thurmond to the Finance Committee and as liaison to the Youth Commission

Moved by: Councilmember BatesSeconded by: Councilmember Griffin
Passed

Approved as a group without individual discussion.